Why Are There So Many Different Names for Sugar?

A Sugar Cane Field

Food manufacturers are always thinking up new, even “healthy” sounding names for sugar.

One of the most clever names, in my opinion, is the sweetener Kashi uses in their GoLean Crunch Cereal: evaporated cane juice. Since cane juice is pretty much just “sugar water” then evaporated sugar water leaves you with “sugar.”

No matter how organic or natural-sounding they try to make it, sugar is sugar and it can still cause damage to your teeth.

The Best Way to Find Out How Much Sugar Is In Food

Food manufacturers will undoubtedly come up with new names in the future for sugar. The best way to see how much sugar is in something is by looking at the nutrition facts label on the back or side of the food item. You can usually find this information under the Carbohydrates section (on U.S. food labels) and it will usually even say the word Sugars, followed by a certain number of grams. No matter the exact sugar used, the overall number of grams is the key to finding out how much sugar is hiding in your food.

Conclusion

I’m sure I’ve missed some names…can you think of any other names for sugar?

If so, please leave them below in the comments so we’ll all know what to look out for in our food.

And while we’re on the subject, how do you feel about the way sugars are labeled in the foods you eat?

I bought a box of “Sugarless (TM) Sweetener” which states it contains lactose. How much lactose? 97%. It’s nearly as sugary as sugar, and certainly not “Sugarless”. It turns out that “Sugarless” is only the brand name.

Food makers can beyond question come back up with new names within the future for sugar. the most effective thanks to see what quantity sugar is in one thing is by gazing the nutrition facts label on the rear or aspect of the food item.

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